San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-21
The Need OF New Public School
Building.

BuitdinR.
II is only too evident that the pub.
lie school buildings are in no sense
equal 10 requirements. Crowded to-
gether as are the three hundred pu.
pills they are necessarily deprived OF
many advantages OF the school room.
In the experiment of the first year
the old frame building was tolerated.
In the further experiment Of the sec
ond year the city authorities felt only
justified in erecting an additional
frame building. Both these build
ings are now crowded beyond their
capacity, and the question OF the per
manency Of a public sci oil has CT ase l
TO DO an experiment. II is now plain
ly the part of wisdom TO provide a
suitable school house for the hun
dreds OF children who will yearly
knock at the doors Of that institu-
ton for admittance. Mayor Hardy
and the members Of the city council
are considering the question OF hay.
ing a $40, 900 rock building erected
for this purpose, and the matter will
come before the city council at their
next meeting. The proposition is to
issue interest bearing bonds 50 ar
ranged that each recurring year GER
tain OF the bonds will be taken up.
Without going into figures, on the
present showing Of taxable property,
and the taxable property will yearly
increase. these bonds can be all can
celled in eleven years by money rails
ed from q tax Of l2t cents on the
hundred dollars. Let the bonds be
issued and the town reap the bene-
fits Of such a school building.
We clip the above from the Cresset
of last week, not for the purpose OF
criticising but Of endorsing it. We
do not hesitate to say that it is full
Of truth and we'll expressed. And
Seize upon Truth, wherever found,
Among our friends, among our foes
is our motto. 1t is true the Cresset
is rather q late convert to the Free
School cause, but we who fought for
it when to do so was to excite pre-
iudice and make bitter enmities, will
not quarrel with its later advocates
on that score In fact we find en-
enlargement from the Cresset's ad-
mission, coming from such source,
that "the question of the permanent
cy of public school has ceased to
be an experiment." from which what
is further stated by the writer newt
ably follows.
We will add that while we have
not looked particularly into the sub
ject, we are told by one better post
ed that if high school is made de-
partment of our public school, the
State will Pay the principal OF the same.
Also that with full Accommodations
and attention we shall be in posi-
ton to claim part of the Peabody
fund, and thus the proposed I'M
provement would be commendable on
the score of actual economy, as well
as in all other respects. All the child
rem of the town would then receive
The most satisfactory instruction
during the full scholastic year. Add
to this the benefit it would prove in
attracting a good class of people to
our city and the consequent enhance
ment of property, and it seems to us
there ought to be no question of the
wisdom of erecting public school
building as proposed. The present
school buildings and property could
of course be sold and made to pay a
portion of the debt.
We trust the city council will take
prompt and favorable action in this
matter.